WorksheetsJaws music quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The composer for films such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws and Jurassic Park is...
Ed Sheeran
Paul Rudd
Stephen Sondheim
John Williams
The strings of what two instruments help to create an unsettling mood at the start of the piece?
Violin and viola
Violin and cello
Piano and harp
Viola and double bass
The two note main theme is usually played...
accented
smoothly
What Element of Music is most important in creating the suspenseful feeling of the Jaws theme?
Pitch
Timbre
Structure
Texture
What kind of tempo best describes the beginning of the theme?
Largo (very slow)
Moderato (moderate)
Presto (very fast)
Accelerando (getting faster)
Which type of instruments play the theme at the start?
Low wind, brass and strings
High wind, brass and strings
Percussion only
Piano only
The pitch in the Jaws theme gradually gets...
Higher and softer
Lower and slower
Higher and slower
Louder and higher
What does the repetition of two notes represent in the music?
Joy
Calm waves
A shark getting closer
People swimming
What is the music term for a repeating idea?
Rhythm
Tempo
Phrase
Ostinato
How does the texture change throughout the piece?
Thick -> thin
Thin -> thick
What happens to the tempo and dynamics at the end of the piece?
Slower and softer
Slower and louder
Faster and softer
Faster and louder
